Socio-economic statistics for Briggswath, North Yorkshire

If you are thinking of moving to Briggswath or just want to know a what the area is like, the statistics on this page should give you a good introduction. They cover a range of socio-economic factors so you can compare Briggswath to figures for North Yorkshire and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Briggswath is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.

Briggswath Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Briggswath are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Briggswath has a higher level of residents born in the UK than the national average and a lower rate of residents either born in other EU countries or outside the EU, it does not have a significant immigrant population.

Country

Scarborough

North Yorkshire

England

United Kingdom

95.1%

94.1%

86.2%

Rebublic of Ireland

0.2%

0.3%

0.7%

Other EU Countries

2.2%

2.4%

3.7%

Outside the EU

2.5%

3.2%

9.4%

Briggswath Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Tenure

Scarborough

North Yorkshire

England

Owned

39.1%

38.4%

30.6%

Mortgage

26.7%

31.2%

32.8%

Shared

0.6%

0.5%

0.8%

Social Rented (Council)

2.4%

4%

9.4%

Social Rented (Housing Assoc)

10.1%

7.2%

8.3%

Private Rented

17.8%

14.3%

15.4%

Other

1.7%

2.4%

1.4%

Rent Free

1.7%

1.9%

1.3%

Briggswath Social Grade & Occcupation Statistics

Social grade is a classification based on occupation and it enables a household and all its members to be classified according to the job of the main income earner. Briggswath has 20% less Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.

Grade

Scarborough

North Yorkshire

England

AB

15.33%

24.08%

22.96%

C1

27.83%

30.21%

30.92%

C2

25.50%

23.78%

20.64%

DE

31.34%

21.93%

25.49%

Briggswath Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Briggswath come from the Department for Work & Pensions and are dated . They can often be a good indicator of the prosperity of the town and possible indicator of how hard it would be to get employment in the area. The rate of unemployment in Briggswath is both higher than the average for North Yorkshire and higher than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe hard.

Benefit

Scarborough

North Yorkshire

England

Jobseekers Allowance (only)

3.5%

1.9%

3.3%

Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)

2.6%

1.6%

2.4%

Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)

16%

9.4%

13.5%

Briggswath Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Briggswath and are from the UK Census of 2011.

Qualification

Scarborough

North Yorkshire

England

No Qualifications

26%

20.8%

22.5%

Level 1

12.9%

12.7%

13.3%

Level 2

16.3%

16.4%

15.2%

Apprenticeship

5.3%

4.3%

3.6%

Level 3

12.1%

12.1%

12.4%

Level 4

22.7%

29.2%

27.4%

Other

4.8%

4.6%

5.7%

Briggswath General Health Statistics

The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Briggswath. The percentage of residents in Briggswath rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Briggswath rating their health as 'very bad' is more than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Briggswath is generally worse than in the average person in England.

Health

Scarborough

North Yorkshire

England

Very Good

41.58%

47.72%

47.17%

Good

35.59%

34.48%

34.22%

Fair

16.17%

13.17%

13.12%

Bad

5.25%

3.63%

4.25%

Very Bad

1.41%

0.99%

1.25%

Briggswath Age Distribution Statistics

The population of Briggswath as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Briggswath is also older than the North Yorkshire average, making Briggswath a older persons location.

Age

Scarborough

North Yorkshire

England

Age 0 to 4

4.9%

5.2%

6.3%

Age 5 to 9

4.6%

5.2%

5.6%

Age 10 to14

5.3%

5.8%

5.8%

Age 15 to 17

3.5%

3.7%

3.7%

Age 18 to 24

8.3%

7.5%

9.4%

Age 25 to 29

4.9%

5%

6.9%

Age 30 to 44

15.9%

17.9%

20.6%

Age 45 to 59

21.3%

21.7%

19.4%

Age 60 to 64

8%

7.5%

6%

Age 65 to 74

12.2%

10.9%

8.6%

Age 75 to 84

7.8%

6.9%

5.5%

Age 85 and over

3.2%

2.8%

2.3%

Mean Age

44.2

42.8

39.3

Median Age

46

44

39

Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.

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